Live Cams Around TD Garden
Watch I-93, Storrow Drive, and the Causeway Street approaches before a Celtics game, a Bruins game, or a concert. This arena is built directly on top of a ten-track commuter rail terminal, which makes driving here the hard way to do it. Free live feeds from MassDOT, refreshed 24/7.
VIEW TD GARDEN LIVE CAMS →TD Garden opened on 30 September 1995, replacing the original Boston Garden, and is owned and operated by Delaware North — which also owns the Bruins. The Celtics rent. That detail matters more than it used to: the Celtics were bought by Bill Chisholm in a record $6.1 billion deal, and their lease here runs to 2036. Chisholm told the Boston Globe, "If we can make it work, we'd love to stay where we are. And if that doesn't work there, we'll think about other places."
The Celtics won their NBA-record 18th championship in 2024. The Bruins won the Stanley Cup in 2011.
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The Arena Is Built On Top of the Train Station
This is the defining fact about getting to TD Garden, and it's why driving here is the awkward choice.
The arena sits directly above North Station. The station concourse is literally underneath the building — they opened together in 1995. The MBTA's own instruction to arriving passengers is about as blunt as travel directions get:
"North Station Commuter Rail platforms are below the concourse — head upstairs to enter the arena."
You go upstairs from the train platform into the arena.
Two subway lines serve it: the Green Line and the Orange Line. Red and Blue Line riders transfer.
Four commuter rail lines terminate here:
- Fitchburg Line
- Haverhill Line
- Lowell Line
- Newburyport/Rockport Line
All four are north-side lines — there's no through-running to South Station, so riders from southern routes use Back Bay or South Station and transfer via the Orange or Red Line. Amtrak's Downeaster to Portland, Maine also runs from here. The station has 5 island platforms and 10 tracks, and takes about 11,186 Commuter Rail boardings a day.
There are two ways in from the subway, and one of them never touches a street: head upstairs and cross Causeway Street, or take the commuter passageway under Causeway Street and come up inside. The venue's own framing of that passageway is telling — it offers "relief from street traffic and inclement weather." When the arena's answer to congestion is "go underground," that's a hint.
Last Green and Orange Line trains leave North Station around 12:45 AM.
Approach Corridors to TD Garden
Every published route funnels through Exit 26.
I-93 — Exit 26
The universal exit cams
From the north: I-93 South to Exit 26 (Leverett Circle/Cambridge), follow signs to North Station, right onto Nashua Street, left at Lomasney Way. Every other direction reaches Exit 26 too.
I-93 North through the tunnel
Southern approach cams
From the south: I-95 North to I-93 North, into the tunnel, Exit 26 (Storrow Drive), then right at the next lights onto Nashua Street.
Mass Pike (I-90) to I-93
Western approach cams
From the west: Mass Pike East to I-93 North, into the tunnel, Exit 26, right at the lights onto Nashua Street.
Storrow Drive
Local approach cams
From Back Bay: Berkeley Street to Storrow Drive East, right onto Martha Road/Nashua Street, left onto Causeway. Also the route in from Logan via the Sumner Tunnel.
Parking: $60 If You Plan, $65 If You Don't
The official garage is the North Station Garage, directly underneath the arena. Entrances at 121 Nashua Street and 140 Causeway Street. Maximum vehicle height 6'8".
| Rate | Price | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Event, pre-purchased | $60 | Via Ticketmaster or Account Manager — saves $5 |
| Event, day-of | $65 | Entering within 4 hours of event start |
| Event validity | — | Valid up to 8 hours; $5/hour after |
| Big Night Live | $40 flat | Entering within 3 hours of showtime |
| Neighbourhood (non-event) | $20 flat | After 6pm weekdays; all day weekends |
| Daytime | $16 (≤1 hr) to $75 max | — |
Pre-purchase is available up to 2.5 hours before an event, and the venue "encourages" guests to secure a spot in advance. EV charging is on Levels 1 and 3 — enter via the Causeway Street ramp and turn right at Level 1.
The garage gained more than 500 spaces in an expansion built to accommodate the Hub on Causeway. The MBTA says roughly 900 spaces are available at North Station on event nights. No source publishes a current total, so we won't give you one.
Rideshare is geofenced away from the arena. Since 1 May 2025, the Boston Transportation Department and the rideshare services have geolocated pickup and drop-off to Merrimac Street, from 7pm to 2am daily. That's every evening event, not just big ones. Your Uber will not meet you at the door.
Check Celtics and Bruins Traffic
Live feeds on I-93, Storrow Drive, and the Causeway Street approaches update every few seconds.
VIEW LIVE CAMS →Two Teams, One Floor, Some Very Long Days
The Celtics and Bruins share the building, and scheduling sometimes puts both in it on the same day. Turning the ice into the parquet is called a "strike" — the ice gets covered with preserving mats and the hardwood is assembled over the top into the standard 94-by-50-foot NBA floor.
Reported figures put it at roughly three hours with 40 people, or under two hours with a 60-person crew, with a crew record of 2 hours and 7 minutes. Those numbers come from Boston sports media rather than a TD Garden operations document, so treat them as reported rather than official.
The traffic consequence is simple enough: a same-day doubleheader means two full arrival and departure surges through North Station in one day.
The Hub on Causeway
The old Boston Garden's footprint didn't stay empty. The Hub on Causeway — a Delaware North and Boston Properties partnership on a 2.5-acre site — is built on it, with over 1.5 million square feet of retail, office, hotel, and residential, plus an arena expansion. It broke ground in January 2016, and the final phase, the 31-story 100 Causeway tower, finished in spring 2023; it now houses the offices of the Bruins, TD Garden, and the Celtics.
For getting in, the relevant part is that the Hub's grand entrance provides access to the arena, North Station, the Commuter Rail platform, and the transit passageway all at once.
Plan Your TD Garden Route
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BUILD YOUR ROUTE →What Nobody Officially Publishes
Being straight about this, because most guides to this building aren't: there is no published MassDOT or City of Boston event-day traffic scheme for Causeway, Canal, Nashua, or Staniford Street. Boston's traffic advisories are per-event and ad hoc, and TD Garden events don't appear to trigger them. The only official street-level intervention we could find is the Merrimac Street rideshare geofence.
There's also no official arrival-time guidance and no clearance-time figure. The specific numbers you'll see elsewhere — "arrive 45 to 60 minutes early," "crowding for 30 to 45 minutes after a game" — trace to parking and limo marketing blogs with no attribution behind them. They're plausible. They're also invented.
What the agencies actually say is general. The MBTA: "It can get crowded on game days and during rush hour, so be sure to plan ahead." And: "Traffic can cause delays, especially during events, so plan ahead and leave extra travel time." TD Garden: "All fans are encouraged to arrive early and allow for extra time entering the building."
That's the honest version. For the specifics, watch the cameras on I-93 and Storrow.
Weather and Season Timing
Celtics and Bruins seasons run October through April and overlap almost entirely, so nearly every event here lands in a Boston winter. The arena is indoors and the game happens regardless — but I-93, Storrow Drive, and the Exit 26 approach are a different story, and snow cuts their capacity hard.
This is the argument for the train, stated as plainly as possible: the trains arrive underneath the building. When Storrow is a mess, the Newburyport/Rockport Line isn't.
Coverage Across Boston and Massachusetts
For broader coverage, our Boston traffic cameras guide covers the metropolitan network and the Massachusetts traffic cameras guide covers the wider MassDOT camera set. If you're flying in, the Logan airport traffic cameras guide covers the airport approach, and the Ted Williams Tunnel cameras guide covers the harbour crossing. For New England's NFL venue, see Gillette Stadium live cameras. For comparable downtown arenas, see United Center live cameras in Chicago and Crypto.com Arena live cameras in Los Angeles.
Are there live cams near TD Garden?
Yes. TrafficVision aggregates MassDOT feeds covering I-93 including the Exit 26 approach that every published route to the arena uses, plus Storrow Drive and the Boston network. All 900+ Massachusetts cameras are free to view with no account required.
Which exit is best for TD Garden?
Exit 26, from every direction. From the north, I-93 South to Exit 26 (Leverett Circle/Cambridge), follow signs to North Station, right onto Nashua Street, left at Lomasney Way. From the south, I-95 North to I-93 North through the tunnel, Exit 26 (Storrow Drive), right at the next lights onto Nashua Street. From the west, Mass Pike East to I-93 North, same tunnel, same exit. From Logan, follow signs to the Sumner Tunnel then the Storrow Drive/Cambridge ramp and signs for North Station.
Is TD Garden really on top of North Station?
Yes, literally. The station concourse is underneath the arena and the two opened together in 1995. The MBTA's own instruction is "North Station Commuter Rail platforms are below the concourse — head upstairs to enter the arena." Two subway lines serve it (Green and Orange) and four commuter rail lines terminate there: Fitchburg, Haverhill, Lowell, and Newburyport/Rockport. All four are north-side lines, so southern-route riders use Back Bay or South Station and transfer. Amtrak's Downeaster to Portland, Maine also runs from here. You can even reach the arena from the subway without crossing a street by using the commuter passageway under Causeway Street.
How much is parking at TD Garden?
The North Station Garage sits directly under the arena, with entrances at 121 Nashua Street and 140 Causeway Street and a 6'8" height limit. Event parking is $60 pre-purchased via Ticketmaster or Account Manager, or $65 day-of when entering within 4 hours of event start — so planning ahead saves $5. It's valid up to 8 hours, then $5/hour. Non-event neighbourhood parking is $20 flat after 6pm on weekdays and all day at weekends. Pre-purchase closes 2.5 hours before the event. The MBTA says roughly 900 spaces are available on event nights.
Where do I get an Uber at TD Garden?
Merrimac Street. Since 1 May 2025 the Boston Transportation Department and the rideshare services have geolocated all pickup and drop-off to Merrimac Street from 7pm to 2am daily — which covers every evening event. You cannot be collected at the arena frontage during those hours, so plan the walk rather than discovering it at the final buzzer.
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